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| Public Act 093-0893 |
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AN ACT concerning disaster service volunteers.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Disaster Service Volunteer Leave Act is | ||||
amended by changing
Section 3 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 335/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 4053)
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Sec. 3. Disaster Service Volunteer Leave. An employee of a | ||||
State
agency who is a certified disaster service volunteer of | ||||
the American Red
Cross or assigned to the Illinois Emergency | ||||
Management Agency in accordance
with the Illinois Emergency | ||||
Management Agency Act, the Emergency Management Assistance
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Compact Act, or other applicable administrative rules may be | ||||
granted
leave from his work with pay for not more than 20 | ||||
working
days in any 12-month period to participate in | ||||
specialized disaster relief
services for the American Red Cross | ||||
or for the Illinois Emergency Management
Agency, as the case | ||||
may
be, upon the request of the American Red
Cross or the | ||||
Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the services of that
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employee and upon
the approval of that
employee's agency, | ||||
without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time,
compensatory | ||||
time, personal days, sick time or earned overtime
accumulation. | ||||
The agency shall compensate an employee granted leave under
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this Section at his regular rate of pay for those regular work | ||||
hours during
which the employee is absent from his work.
For | ||||
purposes of assessing State disaster response needs, requests | ||||
made
pursuant to this Act for services out-of-state shall be | ||||
coordinated by the
American Red Cross and the Illinois | ||||
Emergency Management Agency through the
Illinois State | ||||
Emergency Operations Center. The Illinois Emergency Management
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Agency may consult with the Department of Central Management | ||||
Services on leave
issues that could impact the operations of | ||||
State agencies under the Governor's
jurisdiction. Leave under | ||||
this Act shall not
be unreasonably denied for services related | ||
to a disaster within the United
States or its territories
be
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granted only for services related to a disaster occurring | ||
within the State
of Illinois.
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(Source: P.A. 87-638.)
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Section 10. The Local Government Disaster Service | ||
Volunteer Act is amended
by changing Section 15 as follows:
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(50 ILCS 122/15)
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Sec. 15. Local government disaster service volunteer | ||
leave. An employee of
a local agency who is a certified | ||
disaster service volunteer of the American
Red Cross or | ||
assigned to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in
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accordance with the Illinois Emergency Management Act, the | ||
Emergency Management
Assistance Compact Act, or other | ||
applicable administrative rules may be
granted leave from his | ||
or her work with pay for not more than
20 working days in any | ||
12-month period to participate in specialized disaster
relief | ||
services for the American Red Cross or for the Illinois | ||
Emergency
Management Agency, as
the case may be, upon
the | ||
request of the American
Red Cross or the Illinois Emergency | ||
Management Agency for the services of
that employee and upon
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the approval of that
employee's agency, without loss of | ||
seniority, pay, vacation time, compensatory
time, personal | ||
days, sick time, or earned overtime accumulation. The agency
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must compensate an employee granted leave under this Section at | ||
his or her
regular rate of pay for those regular work hours | ||
during which the employee is
absent from work. Leave under this | ||
Act shall not be unreasonably denied for
services related to a | ||
disaster within the United States or its territories
may be | ||
granted only for services related
to a disaster occurring | ||
within the State of Illinois.
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(Source: P.A. 92-95, eff. 7-18-01.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2004. | ||